German media: The US government wants to sanction French judges who sentenced the French far-right political figure Le Pen

French judges are concerned about the rumor that the US may impose sanctions. The president of the Paris Judicial Court, Peyman Ghalai-Malzaban, publicly condemned this "unacceptable interference." Today's Le Monde quoted German media revealing that the US may impose sanctions on French judges who found the French political figure Marine Le Pen guilty.

Der Spiegel reported on December 30, 2025, on their website, that anonymous sources revealed that former senior officials of the US government claimed that Washington plans to impose sanctions on European judges and officials suspected of being associated with the far-right in France or Germany. Der Spiegel explicitly mentioned the cases of three French judges.

According to the Der Spiegel report, the Trump administration is considering imposing sanctions on three French judges who sentenced Marine Le Pen to four years in prison (two years suspended) on March 31, 2025, and also banned Le Pen from holding public office for five years for abuse of public funds.

Peyman Ghalai-Malzaban, president of the Paris Judicial Court, stated at a hearing for the appointment of new judges on January 6: "If these allegations are true or occur, it would constitute an unacceptable and intolerable interference in our internal affairs, which should be condemned by public authorities."

However, the French Ministry of Justice refused to comment on unconfirmed reports. Two senior French judges - Chief Justice Christophe Soulard and Prosecutor General and Chairman of the Board of the National School of Judiciary Rémy Heitz - were questioned by several members of the National Assembly's Legal Affairs Committee, including Gabriel Catala from the "La France Insoumise" organization, regarding the risks of foreign interference and threats from the US. The two judges said they remain vigilant but remain cautious about the reports from German media.

Source: rfi

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